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Gov. Jerry Brown called for a special legislative session to start Monday to implement parts of the federal health care overhaul, saying the changes will make it easier for people to enroll in Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid. He also is asking lawmakers to make accommodations for low-income individuals who use the exchange. California was the first state to authorize an online marketplace for buying insurance, after passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

Prosecutor rejects parks fund report

Sacramento County's prosecutor has rejected a report from the state attorney general on $20 million hidden by state parks officials, saying she will not consider pressing charges against anyone. While the report listed no suspects or potential crimes, it found that senior officials at the Department of Parks and Recreation had helped keep millions secret from finance officials for more than a decade. Jan Scully said it would be difficult to prove criminal wrongdoing, however, as the funds were eventually disclosed, no one profited and the money was not spent.

RESEARCHER FACES CHARGES IN BLAST

A chemistry researcher at UC Davis who was injured in an explosion at his campus apartment last week was charged Thursday with 10 counts of possessing firearms and explosives. David Snyder, 32, pleaded not guilty. One of his defense attorneys, Linda Parisi, said her client had kept the materials for research and called it an accident.